Originally Posted by
AlgarveCycling
Perhaps not ideal where I live given that the few I see get utterly annihilated and can't keep up at all since the hills are too many and too steep generally and that includes a former Pro who rides one on and off...
So, we're talking about aero. Why do you feel the need to bad-mouth recumbents for hill-climbing - mountain climbing, really - when that's not the subject of the thread? As you can see in my pic, there are no mountains where I ride; so your rant has no application.